<t> When we talk snipers, the technical details sometimes overshadow the goal of producing the desired effect in the game. I like the idea of the sniper having a higher chance to hit leaders, they were trained to do that. Here is a thought for us to consider: I would like to see sniper fire (most of ...

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I seem to remember reading somewhere that the higherups where also worried about having a large number of of marines with european background and ancestry that was a concern for some troops to be expected to bear arms on folks whom might have ...

<t> I am hesitant about any of the "good planning/bad planning on D-Day" ideas you mention the authors advancing. However, I think that a large Omaha scen would give a nice approximation of what a substitution of Marines vs. raw Army troops would have done on Omaha. The trick here (of many tricks ...

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If not, people here permit themselves too much liberty when they write oneliners with no arguments and sources whatsoever, and expect readers to take it as fact.

That is so not true. Believe me.

Yup, that's exactly what I expected. Thanks.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Terminus<br/>
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It really is too bad that a legitimate grievance can get drowned out by a rude and uncouth delivery
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It wasn't just rude, it was hilarious. Some people (a lot of people) got put off by the confrontational and ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: rich12545<br/>
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And btw, I hold no rancor toward Goblin or other depot admins.
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Fortunately, I hold enough rancor for everyone.<br/>
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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Dragoon 45<br/>
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Once in a great while maybe. This forum on whole seems very civilized and without rancor.<br/>

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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: AndrewC<br/>
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... I'm starting to think that you randomly hit the keyboard in a fit of anger when assigning the new values.
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Thank God for this assertion. Now if we chart the comments throughout this thread from start to ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: AndrewC<br/>
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moderators,<br/>
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It would be a good idea to lock or delete this thread.
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[&:]What the heck for? This is arguably the best thread eva!<br/>
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We have had everything you could want in a discussion ...

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Quoting the Geneva Convention and all that...<br/>
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I also recall that the Geneva Protocols called for the use of blade bayonets; better not tell the Russians or the Brits. Doh!<br/>
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On the fart front, I can tell you all from personal ...

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I am upset that my suggestion to link the word 'pionier' to the Latin-root 'pedo' (to fart) has received no second. As an angry poltergeist, you should really pay more attention [cue creepy music.]<br/>
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Thus, as a reenactor of the 43. Sturmpionier Bataillon, we could ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Puukkoo<br/>
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<I><s>[i]</s>pedo<e>[/i]</e></I> means 'to fart'. <br/>
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I move that we make this the official meaning of the word.<br/>

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DON'T THINK THIS AS PROPER LINGUISTIC HISTORY<br/>
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<r> The Volkhov. Russians and Germans alike called it the "green Hell." I first read about it in Kurowski's <I><s>[i]</s>Infantry Aces<e>[/i]</e></I> and it creeped me out then. Having reenacted WWII (not the same I know) in pretty much all environments from snow to mountains to urban, get me out of ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Terminus<br/>
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It's an amazing film, and it gets better from there...
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We must have seen two different movies. The one I saw only got <I><s>[i]</s>worse<e>[/i]</e></I> from there. I don't mean movie worse, I mean depressing ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Puukkoo<br/>
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Americans speak of 'Pioneers' with a part of the Wild West saga. That term is completely different than German <I><s>[i]</s>Pionier<e>[/i]</e></I>.<br/>

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It was not only men behind a plow and women wearing huge ...

Thank God I'm already dead.

<t> Definitely a spooky film.<br/>
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The avatar hybrid above got me thinking. If we were to put everybody's avatars together, would it be really cool, or just a big goopy mess?<br/>
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Hmm. I have nothing but time now that I am merely a floating specter (having died of laughter, if you ...

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You owe me 12 dollars for the keyboard i just ruined here at work by spewing my coffee all over it as i cackled like a madman. The monitor i was able to wipe down, no biggie, but i do expect 12 US dollars in my inbox by the end of the day![8 ...

<t> What IS it with you people this week? I almost never have anything (worthwhile) to say and within just a few days SP has been co-opted for political purposes & now we're inviting Dr. Ruth in to be our wargame counselor! Is it a full moon out there in cyberspace? It is only a waxing crescent here ...